"Your Excellency Chief Logistics Officer, there is a sentence that I don't know if you agree with or not. Ranli Baratheon stared at Iger with a warm smile: "I have always believed that talent is the key to governing the country. With the right people, managing a country is as simple as eating. Unfortunately, my brother Robert never seemed to realize this, and in his royal council he was either a sycophant, a rice bucket, or a sinister conspirator, and the only loyal and wise captain of the Iron Guard, whom he called 'Barristan the Bad Spirit'...... When I come to power, the Imperial Council and the Imperial Guards must have a complete blood exchange. As he spoke, he glanced tenderly at the flower of the high court beside him, "My dear queen Margaery, I have no doubt that you have the talent to govern the country. The Seven Rainbow Guards are not yet full, and when I sit on the Iron Throne and reign in the Seven Kingdoms, there will be empty seats in the Imperial Council. When the time comes, I can issue an edict to remove you from your status as a night watchman - as long as you are willing to serve me, you can choose the three positions of Kingsguard, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Minister of Justice, I wonder what your Excellency the Chief Logistics Officer thinks?"

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What the hell? Obviously, he was here to ask for a noble hand, why did the topic suddenly develop in a strange direction? Egger opened his mouth, and quickly reacted - his reputation was probably not limited to the garrison and the common people, and now it seemed that even the great nobles such as Lan Li and Margaery had been affected!

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The position of the Kingsguard was obviously for his reputation as the "Ghost Killer", and due to Robert's laissez-faire, the quality of this year's Kingsguard declined, and except for Barristan and Jaime, the other five of the seven did not even have the nicknames they were familiar with...... The warrior king is completely unaware that as the king's honorary protector, sometimes deterrence is as important as strength.

Lan Li was obviously aware of this, so he held a contest to select guards and took the initiative to recruit famous fighters.

Ever since the Valley Rebellion Oberon saved himself some face by releasing water in front of a group of small soldiers, rumors about his amazing martial arts skills began to spread, and when he reported Slint with his real name, he encountered a murder but killed several people without dying, and the ghouls entered the city at the right time, confirming the true legend of the outside world...... The impression that he, a high-ranking officer of the night watch, was "unpredictable" was almost solidified in the hearts of those well-informed aristocrats.

As for putting the position of Chancellor of the Exchequer in the options, it is also easy to understand - Lan Li and Margaery must think that since they can start a huge night watch industry from scratch, it must be no problem to manage the larger industry of the "Seven Kingdoms", anyway, they are responsible for finding money, who is not looking for it?

But...... What did Lan Li think that he would think that he was suitable for the Minister of Justice? Iger raised his head and looked at the handsome man wearing a slender gold crown on the stage, and a guess gradually came to his mind: Poof-this guy, he didn't realize that he was fooled by himself until now.

On the other day, he made a sophistry in court with the phrase "if the law does not prohibit it, it is allowed", did he actually make this former Minister of Justice, the third elder of the Lu family, who established himself as the king, think that he has the talent to manage the law and politics?

In a backward world, the cost of pretending to be forced is really low!

Admittedly, Lan Li's offer was quite tempting, and if the proposer were Stannis Baratheon, Iger might have thought it through.

I have no experience as an official, and doing business is not the same thing as managing finances...... But as long as you pick the option of "Minister of Justice" and get a little familiar with the work, with your influence on the garrison, your ability to learn beyond ordinary people, and the word "serious", you won't be worse than Lan Li...... If you can try to take off your black clothes and still retain control of the Night's Watch industry, it will be even more beautiful, and there is no need to hesitate.

Unfortunately, even children understand that if they are determined to move away from neutrality and go to one side or the other, they must choose the side with greater hopes of victory...... And Egger, who had seen Melisandre's methods, even if he put the king's throne in front of him, he would never rashly go against the "Red God Sacrifice", an existence that he did not know and indeed possessed great power.

Under the whispered words of the princes of the storm and the bend around the tent, Egger weighed his words and responded to Lan Li's olive branch: "Lord Lan Li, Miss Margaery, thank you two for your recognition of your abilities. However...... the fallacy of 'governing talent' is really unacceptable. Managing logistics for the Night's Watch Legion is quite handy, but as for attending the Imperial Council to manage the Seven Kingdoms, I'm afraid I don't have the ability...... Besides, even if you're dressed in black, you can still serve adults. After all, whoever sits on the Iron Throne needs a night watchman to guard the northern frontier for him, and to resist the threat of those ghosts outside the fortress for the kingdom, right?"

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"That's too ignorant. ”

"Your Majesty personally opened your mouth to solicit it, this bullshit night watchman, and he is still putting up a fight?"

"People have this qualification, how can they be like you, they can only drink wine, eat meat and cut people!"

The discussion of the surrounding princes suddenly became louder, if Lan Li suddenly opened his mouth to recruit a night watchman just to surprise everyone a little, and the solicitation target actually opened his mouth to refuse, it would be really surprising. Lan Li only announced his coronation a few days ago, and now he has just completed the identity change, which is the time when he attaches the most importance to dignity and face...... I really don't know whether to say that this night watchman is bold or courageous.

Lan Li's expression did not change at all, and he couldn't see the psychological activity after the rejection of the solicitation...... Maybe he wasn't happy, but at least Egger couldn't see it on his face. That's the horror of the Smiling Tiger: no matter how much Robert roared and smashed things, Egg wouldn't really be afraid, but Lan Li was clearly smiling, and his scalp was a little numb.

"It's too early to discuss the governance of the Seven Kingdoms, and it's not too late to talk about it when you enter the capital and live in the Red Fort. Seeing that the atmosphere stiffened, Margaery interjected at the right time: "After all, the chief logistics officer still has a huge business in King's Landing, and if everyone agrees, I'm afraid that I won't be able to return to King's Landing...... Your Majesty might as well give him some time to think about it, and maybe he will change his mind when you take King's Landing. ”

Egger raised his eyes to meet Margaery's gaze, and he didn't know what emotions to feel for a moment. Such a delicate little rose can look up to herself, and is willing to speak out at the most critical moment, she certainly has face. It's a pity that what she said was a knife in her smile, obviously helping herself, but in fact she didn't give any way out......

Fame is really a double-edged sword, in addition to bringing convenience and influence, trouble really follows.

The queen was right. Lan Li regained his friendliness in the blink of an eye, "I haven't taken King's Landing yet, it's normal for the Chief Logistics Officer to have concerns, so it's better to go back and think about it...... I have granted your request, and if nothing else, let me depart and return. My army will march on to King's Landing after breakfast, and will arrive at the city in three days, when I will be seated on the Iron Throne, and I hope you have already thought of the answer. ”

"Lord Xie Lanli. Iger bowed and gave Margaery one last look: "Retire below." ”

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Leaving Lan Li's barracks, Iger got on his horse and hurried back without stopping. Will Eddard Stark be able to defend King's Landing under the attack of Blue Rites?Where is Stannis at the moment?Will Melisandre use Shadow Broaching to kill Blue Rites again as in the original story?These questions are not answered, and he begins to think ahead of time about how to deal with Blue Rite's second solicitation" is a waste of his brain, and what he needs to do now is to return to his property as soon as possible so that it is ready to deal with the chaos of war.

After another day's journey, Iger arrived at the park on the morning of his third day from King's Landing, and quickly convened a brief meeting with middle management.

"Build a wall to fence off the industrial park?" Enoch scratched his hair, "How can I have time for two days, such a large place." ”

"It's not a wall to fend off attacks, as long as it's taller than me, so people can't easily climb over it. "Unless it is built as high and thick as the Great Wall of Desperation, how can it withstand the attack of thousands of armies no matter how strong it is?" Egger can only count on Lan Li to speak at the moment: "After it is completed, paint the outside with black paint, and if possible, plant some flags with black cloth, in short, let people see at a glance that this is the territory of the Night Watch!"

"Understood, it should be fine. ”

"Security team, stop training for the past two days, help build a wall together! Also, when Lan Li's army arrives, if there are scattered soldiers who come to steal chickens and dogs or even rob, those who do not wear the family emblem and banner will be driven away...... But what if you come with a flag...... Give up resistance and make saving your life your first priority!"

Geros wanted to say something, but finally puffed out his chest: "Yes, sir!"

It is said that raising soldiers for a thousand days is a while, and the night watchman logistics security team has been raising it for more than 100 days, but it is a pity that once they were provoked by the garrison, and once they faced the army of Lan Li, they could only order them to be turtles with shrunken heads...... It was a frustrating and humiliating feeling.

"The grain and grass in the warehouse should be enough, and if there are people around the neighborhood who ask to take refuge in the park, they will be accepted. "With the temperament of cherishing feathers with blue rites, I shouldn't let my troops hurt civilians in broad daylight...... "Okay, if there's anything else, I'll send someone to inform you when I think about it, but King's Landing is expected to close the door soon, everyone, take care." ”

The entry and exit control of the gates of King's Landing became more and more strict, but as the leader in the eyes of the soldiers of the garrison, he was naturally not restricted in entering and exiting, and rushed back to the office to tell Nina what he had learned and encountered during his trip, and he soon got the latest news from the other party.

"What, the Red Keep announced Robert's death last night, and Stannis has completed his coronation in the throne room this morning?"

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